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Teaching and Outreach
Paul Gazzillo
Assistant CS Professor at UCF
APPLeSEEd Lab
The Applied Programming Languages, Software Engineering, and Education (APPLeSEEd) Lab tackles problems in software, security, and systems and cultivates computational thinking.
Cyber Security and Privacy Research Cluster
The Cyber Security and Privacy (CyberSP) Cluster is a university-wide research cluster formed as part of the Faculty Cluster Initiative that focuses on security and privacy in cyberspace.
Corporate Entity Tracking Automation
This project will develop statistical inference and automated reasoning techniques that provide the foundations for automatically analyzing large sets of corporate and individual entity metadata on a large scale. Using real-world datasets drawn from public and proprietary data, we will evaluate our techniques for several applications, e.g., investigating foreign ownership in US industries via shell corporations, and tracking government subcontractor relationships for foreign influence.
Inferring and Securing Software Configurations
Highly-configurable software forms the basis of much modern computing infrastructure, because configurability enables extensive reuse. However, software configurability opens the door to misconfiguration vulnerabilities, which are invalid settings that expose software weaknesses. Misconfiguration is one of the most critical and common security risks. Real-world software, however, can have an enormous number of possible configurations and often lacks explicit information about what configurations are secure, leaving users to find and validate configuration settings manually. Compounding the problem, a complete computing system may combine hundreds or thousands of software packages whose configuration settings interact unexpectedly. The goal of this project is to automate the creation of valid configurations that are reliable and secure. As the world increasingly depends on smart infrastructure and Internet-of-Things devices to enhance lives, this research will benefit society by improving the reliability and security of the configurable software used in these computing devices. A summary of this project was published in ESEC/FSE 2020 Visions & Reflections.
Research results include
static analysis and bug-finding for Linux configuration specifications (kismet) [ESEC/FSE 2021].
This work is supported by a grant from the NSF.
Analysis of Configurable Software
Highly-configurable software, e.g., the Linux kernel, form our most critical infrastructure, underpinning everything from high- performance computing clusters to Internet-of-things devices. Keeping these systems secure and reliable with automated tools is essential. However, their high degree of configurability leaves most critical software without comprehensive tool support. The problem is that most software tools do not scale to the colossal number of configurations of large systems. With millions of configurations in complex systems like Linux, there are simply too many to analyze individually. Instead, my goal is to make tools that work on all configurations simultaneously.
parsing both C proper and the C preprocessor together (SuperC) [PLDI 2012],
analyzing all configurations of the Kbuild build system (kmax) [ESEC/FSE 2017],
investigating new programming language constructs to replace the preprocessor [ICSE-NIER 2019],
simulating variability-aware analysis [ESEC/FSE 2019] using configuration sampling tools developed with collaborators [TR 2018, TR 2019]
extracting build configuration constraints from the Kconfig specification (kclause) [ESEC/FSE 2021], and
automatically transforming unpreprocessed C to pure C [ICSE 2022]
Ongoing work includes variability-aware static analysis and bug finding, configuration sampling strategies, and preprocessor usage analysis and translation. Relevant artifacts include SuperC, kmax, and kclause.
This work is supported in part by a grant from the NSF. (This is part of a multi-institution grant with UT Dallas.)
Dormant Research Projects
Side-Channel Attack Detection and Mitigation
A side channel is an observable aspect of a program's execution, distinct from its input or output. Running time, memory usage, power consumption, network packet count, and more can all be side channels. If one of these happens to be correlated with secret information processed by the program, an attacker can exploit this to discover the secret, e.g., an encryption key or a password. Such side-channel attacks are particularly insidious. Even when a program is functionally correct, the performance characteristics of its algorithm may be a security vulnerability. Previous work includes the use of program analysis techniques to identify timing channel vulnerabilities [PLDI 2017] (Blazer). Continuing work includes using compiler- and architecture-based mitigation [DAC 2021].
Smart contracts automate the execution or negotiation of a contract and have become a popular addition to blockchains. A smart contract can be seen as a concurrent shared object stored indefinitely on a blockchain. But in the most popular smart contract platform, Ethereum, no concurrency control is built into the language. To make consensus easy, all operations are performed sequentially , a disaster for throughput. Previous work includes adding concurrency to smart contract execution using speculative concurrency [PODC17a, PODC17b] and proof-carrying smart contracts [WTSC18].
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HARARE- Zimbabwe Republic Police have recently been exposed of their savage nature as they have brutally beaten up innocent citizens -including those taking and not taking part in demonstrations-. Their allegiance to the ruling party was exposed yesterday, as the Zanu Pf Youths pledged to usurp the police powers, and be the ones who determine what goes around in the Harare CBD.
The Zanu Pf party has said that it would deploy its youth in the country's streets to assist the police to crush any future anti-government protests. This clearly shows that the Zanu Pf has become the law of the land and they would defy any law to achieve their objectives.
In recent days, the opposition parties together with citizens have escalated protests demanding President Robert Mugabe's immediate resignation for failing to run the affairs of the country.
The deputy secretary of the Zanu PF Youth League, Kudzai Chipanga, told hundreds of youths at the party's headquarters that they would not allow the MDC and other pro-democracy groups to stage any protests saying only Zanu PF should be allowed to do what it wants at any time.
"Now they are beating up the police, they are looting in shops and destroying valuable property. We are the ruling party and we can't allow them to continue to do that nonsense. As the youth, be ready to deal with them when they call for protests, next time they call for any demonstration we will also be in the streets to help the police to arrest them.
"You must therefore sleep with your cellphones under your pillows so that when you are called by the commissar you are in town quickly. The law provides for citizen arrests so don't be afraid to deal with these malcontents. While they will be complaining about the situation in the country, we will be taking all white-owned farms and distributing them among ourselves so that we can grow our crops and get some residential stands," said Chipanga.
In its statement the unpopular youth leader highlighted that Zanu Pf was still unlawfully occupying land and this unlawful occupation was merely based on race as he referred to white farmers. In his statement, Chipanga seemed to suggest that it doesn't matter whether the demonstration has been authorized, what matters is that they will stop it by all means.
He told the party youths that only Zanu Pf party was allowed to do whatever it wanted and at any time. This would therefore mean, Zanu Pf refuses to accept the reality that Zimbabwe is no longer a one party state but is now a multi-party state.


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Verizon Media dates inspirational film 5B for theatrical release
Verizon Media announced today that it will release the documentary film 5B theatrically on June 14th as part of its continued investment in championing compelling content that gives voice to the important issues of our time through global reach, technology and innovative storytelling.
5B is the inspirational story of everyday heroes who took extraordinary action to comfort, protect and care for the patients of the first HIV/AIDS ward unit in the United States at San Francisco General Hospital. 5B is stirringly told through first-person testimony of the nurses and caregivers who built Ward 5B in 1983, their patients, loved ones, and staff who volunteered to create care practices based in humanity and holistic well-being during a time of great uncertainty.
The result is an uplifting yet candid and bittersweet monument to a pivotal moment in American history and a celebration of quiet heroes' worthy of renewed recognition.
The documentary will support (RED)'s fight to end AIDS, with a portion of 5B's net proceeds going to support the work of the Global Fund – the recipient of all (RED) monies. Additionally, the release will bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS issue ahead of the sixth Global Fund Replenishment this coming October.
Presented by RYOT, a Verizon Media company, 5B will premiere at the 2019 Festival de Cannes on Thursday, May 16 as an Official Special Screening. Following, the film will have its Los Angeles premiere in partnership with LA Pride as part of Verizon's ground-breaking inaugural title sponsorship of the annual event. The premiere will be hosted on opening night, June 7, prior to the performance of headliner Paula Abdul, on the festival's Plaza Stage.
In support of 5B and (RED), celebrities Julianne Moore, Miles Teller, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Keiynan Lonsdale, among others will attend the Cannes premiere alongside co-director Dan Krauss and the original Ward 5B nurses and other participants featured in the film.
"Some stories have the special ability to remind us of the best in humanity and push us to find the best in ourselves and one another — 5B is one of those stories," says Hayley Pappas, Head of RYOT Films at Verizon Media's RYOT. "With great delicacy and craft, 5B takes us back to a defining moment in history and invites us to walk alongside the ordinary people who rose to extraordinary circumstances. We're honored and privileged to be able to share their story, and we hope this film is able to continue their legacy of service."
"5B is an important documentary that shines a light on the extraordinary nurses, caregivers and family members that built Ward 5B, and uses their powerful story to generate money for the Global Fund to help finance HIV/AIDS programs today," said Jennifer Lotito, Chief Operating Officer at (RED).
For the film's theatrical release on June 14, Verizon Media will activate its ecosystem to raise awareness and inspire change on this critically important issue and uplifting film. Verizon Media has engaged Vertical Entertainment to distribute the film. A full home entertainment release will follow this fall, along with global international theatrical releases in the lead-up to the annual Global Replenishment Conference in October.
Co-directed by Dan Krauss and featuring Sasha Cuttler, Alison Moed, Mary Magee, Cliff Morrison, Hank Plante III, Rita Rockett, Guy Vandenberg and other heroes of Ward 5B, 5B is presented by RYOT, a Verizon Media company.
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Legian Beach Cottage is located at beachfront and set at 4 hectares lush tropical garden and designed with Balinese style Bungalow such as thatch grass (Alang – alang). Legian Beach Cottage just only 15 minutes drive to Bali International Ngurah Rai Airport or just few minutes walk to famous Kuta beach. Legian Beach Cottage is suitable for business traveler, family and honeymooner.
Legian Beach Cottage has 118 single cottages and 100 guest rooms, including family rooms and 5 rooms for disabled travelers. All rooms are equipped with air conditioned and elegantly decorated. Canopy beds are complimented by such as "Poleng" (Black & white color) at cloth headboards, cushions and accessories, garnished with frangipani blossoms. Non smoking rooms are available at some room category.
Superior room – located at main building with tropical garden, complete with choice of king size or twin bed, mostly on the west and south side of the hotel). Each of rooms is equipped with a mini bar / fridge, music, a color satellite television with in-house movies, a personal safe deposit box, tea & coffee making facilities IDD telephone, and a terrace or balcony. Each of them en-suite marble bathrooms features a bathtub with a shower over the bath, a hairdryer, and hot & cold water.
5 handicapped-friendly rooms are located on the ground floor, has the same facilities as the Superior Rooms, in addition to wheelchair access and spacious floor areas for wheelchair movement. All of bathrooms feature wheel-in access, handheld shower hoses, and steel handrails positioned beside the toilet and beside the shower. Feature wide doors, non-slip tiles and accessible light switches.
Deluxe Garden Bungalow – available either 2 adjoining rooms or 3 interconnecting rooms, ideal for families, groups, or friends traveling together. Each self-contained room features the same private facilities as the Superior Rooms and complete with en-suite bathroom. There is also an additional a VCD/DVD player in each room. Located in the mid section of the hotel, between the Main Building and the Deluxe Beach Bungalows, most of the Deluxe Garden Bungalows have a garden view and each boasts a private terrace.
Deluxe Beach Bungalow is comprised of 3 interconnecting rooms, ideal for families, groups, or friends traveling together. Each self-contained room features the same private facilities as the Superior Rooms, complete with en-suite bathroom. There is also the additional a VCD/DVD player in each room. The 3 interconnecting rooms are situated next to each other, side by side, with a double room in the middle and twin rooms on either side. Most of the Deluxe Beach Bungalows are located near the beach and swimming pool, some with a view of the pool and others with a view of the garden and each of them has a private terrace overlooking the swimming pool and gardens.
Deluxe pool bungalow has each 2 adjoining rooms. The deluxe pool bungalow has its own unique layout and a private pool with a size of 2.2 m x 7m, and a depth of 1.4m, as well as an outdoor shower and a small private garden area. These types of rooms are enclosed by a wall surrounding the bungalows to give privacy to the guest. Each of them is self-contained room features the same private facilities as the deluxe garden bungalows, complete with en-suite bathroom. There is also additional VCD/DVD player and a 32" LCD TV in each room. All of the deluxe pool bungalows are located on the mid-section of the hotel between the deluxe garden bungalows and the deluxe beach bungalows. Most deluxe pool bungalows have view to the private pool.
Superior Family Rooms - can accommodate up to a maximum of 4 persons, and are comprised of a large room divided by a wall partition to create 2 interconnecting rooms linked by a sliding door. Every Superior Family Room has bathroom with bathtub and shower over the bath, and all of the other facilities are the same as the Superior Rooms. The Superior Family Rooms are situated on the ground floor of the main building, close to the entrance of the hotel.
The Deluxe Family Room features a split level design with a loft room on the upper level and another room on the lower level, and thus enough space to accommodate extra beds. Every Deluxe Family Room has a bathroom with bathtub and a shower over the bath. All of the other facilities are the same as the Superior Family Rooms. Most of the Deluxe Family Rooms are situated on the upper floor of the main building, close to the entrance of the hotel.
Open - air Bale Banjar Restaurant offers superb European, Indonesian and Oriental cuisine. Special barbeques and buffet dinners are available to accompany the cultural shows that are staged regularly upon the adjacent open stage. The menu includes a wide range of salads, soups, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches, selected main course and dessert.
Lais Restaurant offers an exciting menu of local delicacies and tempting desserts, highlighting the delights of our traditional cuisine.
Ole Ocean View Patio is situated directly beside the pool with spectacular views of the beach of the Indian Ocean. Thirty-six luxurious, deeply cushioned sun loungers shaded by large umbrellas, are combined with waiter service and a fine collection of upbeat house, R&B and lounge club music.
Gino's Pasta & Pizza Corner – available Mediterranean flavors of Italian pasta & pizza.
Spa & Massage offers ancient secrets of Indonesian beauty tradition, especially Javanese treatment.
Nightly Entertainment: Cultural show & Live Music.
Ombak Legian Store & Surf Academy, accredited by the Australian Academy of Surfing Instructors (ASI), and located in front of our Garden Pool facing towards the beach.


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/*
 * NAME
 *	semctl02.c
 *
 * DESCRIPTION
 *	semctl02 - test for EACCES error
 *
 * ALGORITHM
 *	create a semaphore set without read/alter permissions
 *	loop if that option was specified
 *	call semctl() attempting an IPC_STAT command
 *	check the errno value
 *	  issue a PASS message if we get EACCES
 *	otherwise, the tests fails
 *	  issue a FAIL message
 *	call cleanup
 *
 * USAGE:  <for command-line>
 *  semctl02 [-c n] [-e] [-i n] [-I x] [-P x] [-t]
 *     where,  -c n : Run n copies concurrently.
 *             -e   : Turn on errno logging.
 *	       -i n : Execute test n times.
 *	       -I x : Execute test for x seconds.
 *	       -P x : Pause for x seconds between iterations.
 *	       -t   : Turn on syscall timing.
 *
 * HISTORY
 *	03/2001 - Written by Wayne Boyer
 *
 * RESTRICTIONS
 *	none
 */

#include "ipcsem.h"
#include <pwd.h>

char *TCID = "semctl02";
int TST_TOTAL = 1;
extern int Tst_count;

int exp_enos[] = {EACCES, 0};	/* 0 terminated list of expected errnos */

char nobody_uid[] = "nobody";
struct passwd *ltpuser;

int sem_id_1 = -1;

int main(int ac, char **av)
{
	int lc;				/* loop counter */
	char *msg;			/* message returned from parse_opts */

	struct semid_ds sem_ds;
	union semun un_arg;

	/* parse standard options */
	if ((msg = parse_opts(ac, av, (option_t *)NULL, NULL)) != (char *)NULL){
		tst_brkm(TBROK, cleanup, "OPTION PARSING ERROR - %s", msg);
	}

	setup();			/* global setup */

	/* The following loop checks looping state if -i option given */

	for (lc = 0; TEST_LOOPING(lc); lc++) {
		/* reset Tst_count in case we are looping */
		Tst_count = 0;

		un_arg.buf = &sem_ds;

		/*
		 * use the TEST macro to make the call
		 */

		TEST(semctl(sem_id_1, 0, IPC_STAT, un_arg));

		if (TEST_RETURN != -1) {
			tst_resm(TFAIL, "call succeeded when error expected");
			continue;
		}

		TEST_ERROR_LOG(TEST_ERRNO);

		switch(TEST_ERRNO) {
		case EACCES:
			tst_resm(TPASS, "expected failure - errno = %d : %s",
				 TEST_ERRNO, strerror(TEST_ERRNO));
			break;
		default:
			tst_resm(TFAIL, "unexpected error - %d : %s",
				 TEST_ERRNO, strerror(TEST_ERRNO));
			break;
		}
	}

	cleanup();

	/*NOTREACHED*/
        return(0);
}

/*
 * setup() - performs all the ONE TIME setup for this test.
 */
void
setup(void)
{
	/* capture signals */
	tst_sig(NOFORK, DEF_HANDLER, cleanup);

	/* Set up the expected error numbers for -e option */
	TEST_EXP_ENOS(exp_enos);

	/* Pause if that option was specified */
	TEST_PAUSE;

	 /* Switch to nobody user for correct error code collection */
        if (geteuid() != 0) {
                tst_brkm(TBROK, tst_exit, "Test must be run as root");
        }
	/*
	 * Create a temporary directory and cd into it.
	 * This helps to ensure that a unique msgkey is created.
	 * See ../lib/libipc.c for more information.
	 */
	tst_tmpdir();

        ltpuser = getpwnam(nobody_uid);
        if (seteuid(ltpuser->pw_uid) == -1) {
                tst_resm(TINFO, "setuid failed to "
                         "to set the effective uid to %d",
                         ltpuser->pw_uid);
                perror("setuid");
        }

	/* get an IPC resource key */
	semkey = getipckey();

	/* create a semaphore set without read or alter permissions */
	if ((sem_id_1 = semget(semkey, PSEMS, IPC_CREAT | IPC_EXCL)) == -1) {
		tst_brkm(TBROK, cleanup, "couldn't create semaphore in setup");
	}
}

/*
 * cleanup() - performs all the ONE TIME cleanup for this test at completion
 * 	       or premature exit.
 */
void
cleanup(void)
{
	if (seteuid(0) == -1) {
		tst_resm(TINFO, "setuid back to root error!\n");
	}

	/* if it exists, remove the semaphore resouce */
	rm_sema(sem_id_1);

	/* Remove the temporary directory */
	tst_rmdir();

	/*
	 * print timing stats if that option was specified.
	 * print errno log if that option was specified.
	 */
	TEST_CLEANUP;

	/* exit with return code appropriate for results */
	tst_exit();
}

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past, present and future ... as a unitary concept, fusion of ideas, yesterday and tomorrow, try the encounter between the old and the new way of expressing art, as a form of visualism and interaction.
With a gutshot born from the need to generate new products, in a market saturated with the usual proposals.
20 TV 20-inch, the magic of the low resolution, faded colors, a simple and functional design, embody the idea of the old generating the new, the TV images that create a ledwall able to excite. six TVs connected to a camera, and two distinct and crossed rows of seven generating various images.
The inserted video content was a key part of the installation. the tv-color and higher grounds were connected to a surveillance camera, which took over the performance of the DJ, the interiors were alternated to a PC with Modul8, with a continuous flow of vintage and retro videos, the remaining screens were connected to a VCR with a tampered tape in a continuous loop.


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Just Shoot Me: A Further Observation or Two Regarding Guns
An observation, for what it's worth: Mention gun control in a post -- yea or nay, it doesn't matter -- and the world beats a path to your door (then proceeds to beat you over the head, but that's another story). Traffic shoots way up, debate rages, people come from far and near to look on or weigh in. However, write a post about innocent people being slaughtered in Somalia -- with American bombs, American death squads, and American money fueling an act of aggression by a brutal dictator -- and nobody notices. Traffic sinks, there's no reaction; the dogs bark and the caravan moves on. I just find that interestin', as Ross Perot used to say.
But one more note or two on the gun issue, then I too am going to hasten after the caravan and head on down the line. These comments aren't meant to take issue or join battle with any particular viewpoint; they're just reiterations and expansions, offered as a general response to the thread on the Mexican drug war post.
First, I've never advocated banning guns, and I didn't advocate such a thing in the post in question. So all the comments about the need for home weaponry to protect us from tyranny have nothing to do with what I wrote, whatever intrinsic value they may have in themselves.
However, I am somewhat dubious of the "gun ownership is an indispensable bulwark against The Man" argument. You can have a house crammed full of AK-47s, but if they send a SWAT team – or the 101st Airborne – against you, you are still going down. Having some guns around the house might let you take a few with you, but they are not going to stop the gargantuan armed might of a modern superpower. Or even a backwater tyranny: as we've learned in recent years, almost every household in Iraq traditionally packs heat, and did so throughout Saddam's reign, and that didn't stop him and the Baath Party from imposing a ruthless dictatorship. This is just an elemental observation, not an argument against gun ownership, although without doubt it will taken that way by some.
Someone in the comments quoted, or rather misquoted, Solzhenitsyn writing of how he and his fellow Gulag prisoners regretted that KGB agents were able to raid people's homes without fear of being shot. However, the actual passage from The Gulag Archipelago makes no reference to guns. Here's what he wrote:
What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand? After all, you knew ahead of time that those bluecaps were out at night for no good purpose. And you could be sure ahead of time that you'd be cracking the skull of a cutthroat. Or what about the Black Maria sitting out there on the street with one lonely chauffeur -- what if it had been driven off or its tires spiked? The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin's thirst, the cursed machine would have ground to a halt!
What he is talking about here is the courage to stand up against tyranny with whatever weapons are at hand. Yes, I imagine he'd agree that guns would also be highly effective in such cases; but the main point he is making is about the courage to resist evil. Gun ownership is not the decisive factor in this formulation. The decisive factor is the willingness to throw grit into the machine, whether by active resistance, or sabotoge, or any other method.
The point that our webmaster Rich Kastelein made in the comments underscores Solzhenitsyn; as Rich says, we're talking about an American people who can't even bestir themselves to vote in sufficient numbers (and yes, I know the elections have been gamed, and will be writing about this again in due course) against a tyrant who has spit in their faces for years on end, a people who have docilely countenanced the rape of the Constitution and the commission of the Nazi-style war crime of military aggression – and as recent polls show, are more than willing to support yet another act of aggression against Iran.(More on this later too.) They won't march, they won't strike, they won't boycott, they won't put spikes under the Black Maria's tires; they won't do anything except carp to a pollster every now and then. It doesn't matter if such a quiescent populace has weapons at home or not; they're not going to stand up against "The Man" in any case.
As for the lapse in the assault ban fueling the Mexican drug war, this was a statement by a law enforcement official involved in the situation. I didn't just pull the idea out of my hat. If he's wrong, well, he's wrong, and I was wrong to quote him. Send me stats or evidence to counter the notion, and I'll be happy to see it. As for the NRA, it is the organization's national leadership itself that boasts of its political pull, its intimate connection with the White House, etc. I didn't make that up either. Nor did I make up the fact that the NRA has pushed laws restricting the rights of communities to exercise their freedom to take issues to the courts. Of course, every case that a city might file against gun corporations might not be legitimate and well-grounded; some will be, some won't – but that's for a jury to decide. (And if the case is truly specious, it will be thrown out anyway.) But I do think that it is heinous and dangerous to dictate by legislation what issues a community or individual can or cannot take to court.
I stated clearly in the post that guns were not the real issue in the Mexican "surge;" the real issue is the "War on Drugs" itself, and the manifold encroachments of liberty that it has spawned. I got into the NRA angle in the post because I was upset at the treatment doled out to my AFP colleague Jayne Stahl after she wrote an article stating her beliefs on America's gun culture. For this expression of her ideas, she was subjected to death threats, and ugly behavior exacerbated by an official NRA website. So I wove some of my longstanding objections to the organization's political activities into the piece which was originally sparked by the Mexican story. This story in turn touched on a larger theme I have explored here from time to time: the growing interpenetration of the criminal and "legitimate" sectors in the economy, foreign policy, intelligence work, and global and domestic politics.
Finally, to reiterate tediously one last time: I don't advocate The Man busting in to pry the guns out of your cold, dead hands or your warm, lively hands or whatever kind of hands you've got wrapped around your weapons. I will say again, though, that I still don't see why the regulation of interstate commerce that the Constitution provides for should not be applied – within reason, with due concern for inalienable rights of individual liberty – to the commercial products of gun corporations. But I haven't studied the issue in great depth, and this quick blog post today is not meant as a learned dissertation covering every aspect of the obviously fascinating topic of gun control.
I am not a dogmatist, idealist or absolutist, demanding everyone hew to the letter of my laid-down law. I am for whatever works best to make life a bit more human and humane, for however long any approach or policy is effective in its given circumstances. I don't know of any approach that will work best in every single situation, but my personal preference generally is for non-violent (but not non-active) resistance to evil, because I think that such an approach calls on something better in us, a higher order of consciousness and awareness. And lord knows we can use all the help we can get to climb out of the ooze of our lizard-brain sediments and the manifold imperfections, the breakage and mutation, of our cerebral infrastructure. But I also know that all of our understandings are highly contingent and always, always provisional: a leap from rock to rock in pitch darkness, on a raging river so wide that neither shore is in sight – and never will be.
That's more than enough about me and where I'm coming from. But in a forum such as a blog, it's probably good to set down your guiding principles (and/or lack of same) now and then. So I -- Wait, here's the caravan at last. See you later.


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'RGGI for transportation' could be in the works in Massachusetts
Written By Sarah Shemkus July 5, 2018
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Some advocates say revenue from a carbon trading program for transportation in the Northeast could be used to support mass transit.
Massachusetts might be on the verge of becoming the second state to introduce a carbon pricing program aimed at the transportation sector – if lawmakers can agree on how to do it.
Last month, the state Senate unanimously passed an omnibus clean energy bill that includes a provision to create a market-based mechanism to reduce emissions from transportation sources. Meanwhile, Rep. Jennifer Benson is gathering support in the House for a more narrowly focused bill that would implement a carbon fee on petroleum, as well as natural gas and coal.
It remains to be seen whether either will clear both chambers before the legislative session ends in a few weeks.
"The likelihood of any of the bills in the legislature passing by July 31 diminishes by the day," Benson said. "But there's definitely momentum – we've been building momentum all this session."
The only state thus far to implement a carbon pricing system that affects transportation emissions is California, which has operated a cap-and-trade program for fuel distributors since 2015. Ontario and Quebec also have similar systems.
In Massachusetts, a 2008 law known as the Global Warming Solutions Act calls for the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Currently, transportation is responsible for 40 percent of carbon emissions, making the sector the largest polluter in the state and the clear target for efforts to hit the mandated reduction goals.
The Senate bill would call for the executive branch to develop a program by the end of 2020, but leaves it to the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker to decide whether to pursue a carbon fee, a cap-and-invest system, or another option entirely.
This requirement could dovetail with efforts the state is already making. Massachusetts is part of a group, including seven northeastern states and Washington, D.C., that has started discussions about developing a cooperative system to reduce transportation emissions, a collaboration that would likely meet the requirement laid out in the Senate bill.
Though the potential partnership is still in the early stages, participants point to the example of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI — a market-based program that caps carbon emissions from power plants and requires generators to pay for their share of the allowed pollution. The revenue is used by individual states to fund efforts including energy efficiency programs, renewable energy projects, and greenhouse gas abatement.
Sen. Marc Pacheco, one of the leading advocates for the Senate bill, sees promise in this model.
"It would be very easy and simple for everybody to look at a RGGI for transportation," he said. "That certainly will be up to the governor to decide what way we should be going."
Taking a different approach, Benson's bill would charge a fee – initially $20 – for every metric ton of pollution created by the burning of fossil fuels. In the case of gasoline, this charge would add about 16 cents per gallon at the pump, Benson estimated.
The fee would go up $5 per year until it reached $40.
Of the revenue generated, 80 percent would be returned to consumers and businesses as cash rebates and the remaining 20 percent would fund further climate change mitigation projects. The rebates would be weighted by income, giving more to those in lower income brackets; they would also be higher in rural areas without access to public transit. Furthermore, at least one third of the money invested in green projects would go to underserved communities.
Even with the uncertainties surrounding the pending legislation, clean energy advocates said they are encouraged by the bills and the appetite for change they signal.
Jordan Stutt, director of the carbon program at the Acadia Center, a Boston nonprofit that promotes clean energy solutions, is glad to see the discussion focusing on ways to invest carbon pricing revenue to needed projects. Even a charge of $10 per ton on transportation-related carbon emissions would generate close to $300 million, much of which could be used for much-needed improvements in the state's transit system, he said.
"It's not enough to completely replace the need for other funding, but it's enough to make some real progress," he said.
For policy analyst Daniel Gatti of the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge, Mass., the fact that the Senate bill could help usher in a cap-and-invest program is particularly heartening. The success of RGGI, he said, demonstrates the feasibility of a regional system.
"We really see expanding that model into transportation as an important step for the region," Gatti said. "There's a certain logic to working with this program model that's worked before."
With the end of the legislative session looming, the future of the two bills is unclear, but lawmakers and advocates alike are optimistic that a carbon pricing solution will emerge.
If her bill does not succeed this session, Benson plans to refile as soon as the new session convenes in January 2019; she said she is close to achieving majority support from her fellow House members. Pacheco expressed confidence that the clear need to reduce emissions will inspire action from legislators. And with the combination of legislative efforts and the regional discussions the state is already undertaking, a successful plan seems very possible, Gatti said.
"We think we've got a pretty good chance of putting something together," he said.
About Sarah Shemkus
Sarah is a longtime journalist who covers business, technology, sustainability, and the places they all meet. She has covered the workings of small-town government in New Hampshire, the doings of alleged swindlers and con men, and the minutiae of local food systems. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Boston Globe, TheAtlantic.com, Slate, and other publications. Sarah covers the state of Massachusetts.
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"When you have limited space, who should that be for? We want to prioritize people over cars," an Oslo official said.
The pending legislation includes proposals to encourage heat pumps and to bring energy efficiency to low-income residents.
Massachusetts mayor says access to cheap gas not worth the cost to climate
The debate in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is not unique in the Northeast, where pipeline constraints are forcing decisions.


Book into first or second-class air-conditioned carriages unless you are feeling intrepid.
I am fearless, intrepid, bold.
Prizes are on offer for the most intrepid explorers.
What he actually is is an intrepid explorer of a body's uneasy relationship with the space around it.
It made him feel intrepid - something to tell Stephanie about.
They have come to it together, she and the intrepid, athletic explorers in her past life that she is so reluctant to consider.
If you're feeling intrepid, the rugged interior also offers challenging hikes and cycling.
But there is a crucial difference: these intrepid space explorers are spiders.
So as an intrepid explorer once told me, all you really need is a credit card and a toothbrush.
Who are they, these intrepid explorers?
An intrepid person acts in a brave way.


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8 things that you may not know about Stevie Wonder
1. Real name Steveland Hardaway Judkins, the young Stevie Wonder was born six weeks premature in Saginaw, Michigan. The stunted growth of blood vessels in the back of his eyes caused his retinas to detach. The oxygen pumped into his incubator exacerbated the condition, leaving the tiny baby permanently blind.
2. Mere blindness wasn't about to stop Stevie Wonder from pursuing his love of music. A member of his local church choir soon after he could walk, the young singer mastered piano, harmonica, drums and bass before hitting his teens. Auditioning for Motown Records, eleven-year-old Stevie left founder Berry Gordy speechless.
3. At thirteen, Stevie's cut of 'Fingertips' from the Motortown Revue sailed up the Billboard charts, becoming the first live track to top the Stateside countdown. On drums? A young Marvin Gaye.
4. Scoring a series of massive hits, Little Stevie was surrounded by some of the finest tutors in the history of pop music. Learning at the feet of Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross, the singer rapidly matured and by 1964 the 'Little' misnomer had been ditched. Daring to cover Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind', the single became a remarkable hit, pushing the boundaries of Motown.
5. Matching global hits with a growing interest in studio technology, Stevie recorded an album of instrumentals in 1968. Using the name 'Rednow Eivets' – 'Stevie Wonder' backwards – the record slipped out under the radar. An important stepping-stone, it came just a few months after Stevie Wonder jammed with Jimi Hendrix during downtime at the BBC. Uniting two titanic black American talents, the moment was to have a profound impact on Wonder's career.
6. Stevie Wonder really came of age in 1972 when he released 'Music Of My Mind' and 'Talking Book' – arguably two of the finest albums ever made – within months of one another. However the success belied almost two years of arguments with Motown boss Berry Gordy who refused to endorse his star's embrace of the album format. Stevie Wonder won, and shattered chart records.
7. Seriously injured in a 1973 car crash, Stevie would permanently lose his sense of smell, and temporarily lose his sense of taste. Which means that he really is just a walking pair of ears.
8. Stevie Wonder has met several United States Presidents. Given a special award by Nixon, he was later to blast the Republican on the track 'You Ain't Done Nuthin'. However the Motown star was to enjoy more cordial relationships with Barack Obama, who named Stevie Wonder as his favourite artist of all time.
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In a full statement Ruth said, ''I was extremely sad, and distressed to see the tragic news, that a young man had been killed locally. Every death on our streets is one too many, and I know that everyone is sending their thoughts to the victim's family, and friends. These attacks will leave a long lasting scar on the family, and it's vital that we come together as a community. I've had discussions with the police, and local councillors, and I'm currently working on setting up a public meeting for residents to discuss violent crime, and to begin a conversation about what we can do to tackle this epidemic. I will also be writing to the Home Secretary to ask for the Government to take urgent action, and bring forward a comprehensive, and national strategy to tackle the violent crime epidemic. Anyone with information about this stabbing should call 101, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. I realise that many young people can be reluctant to provide information but without it we cannot begin to stop these tragedies. Young People can also contact Fearless, who will take any information anonymously.


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Lauren Topper
Contractor, Computercraft Corporation, and PMC Journal Review Program Coordinator, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science. Contractor with Computercraft Corporation and serves as the PMC Journal Review Program Coordinator at the National Library of Medicine
Diane Boehr
Head, Cataloging and Metadata Management Section, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Holds an MLS degree. Head, Cataloging and Metadata Management Section; National Library of Medicine
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Publishing trends of journals with manuscripts in PubMed Central: changes from 2008–2009 to 2015–2016
Lauren Topper, Diane Boehr
Objective: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) public access policy mandates that all articles containing NIH-funded research must be deposited into PubMed Central (PMC). The aim of this study was to assess publishing trends of journals that were not selected for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) collection but contain NIH-funded articles submitted to PMC in compliance with the public access policy. In addition, the authors investigated the degree to which NIH-funded research is published in journals that NLM does not collect due to concerns with the publishers.
Methods: We analyzed bibliographic data from the NIH Manuscript Submission system for journals that were not selected for the NLM collection from August 2015 to August 2016. Publications (n=738) were analyzed by language, publishing country, publishing format, and subject, and the results were compared to a similar study of 2008–2009 data. In addition, publications were analyzed by whether their publishers are collected by NLM, as determined by transparency and adherence to publishing best practices.
Results: Only a few differences were found between the studies. Most notably, while both studies revealed that most journals were not selected for the NLM collection because they were out of scope (i.e., not biomedical), we noted an increase in 2015–2016 in biomedical journals containing NIH-funded articles that were not added to the collection due to concerns with the publishers.
Conclusions: While the current number of NIH-funded manuscripts being published by publishers that are not collected by NLM remains quite small, we noted a substantial increase between 2008–2009 and 2015–2016.
PubMed Central; Journal Publishing; NIH Public Access Policy; Questionable Publishing Practices
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Westfield, IN Arrest Records
Westfield, IN is among the safest cities in the USA with 0.63 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 average. It is the 13th safest city in Indiana among the 97 cities.
Westfield, IN property crime has lower rate than the national average of 28.42, with 10.76 average property crimes recorded in 2016 of which 373 larceny theft related arrests that increased by 2.19% compared to 2015.
Westfield Crime Rate
Total arrests in Westfield 2016 decreased by 1.14% compared to 2015 and has lower crime rate than national average of 33.12. Violent crimes decreased from 32 to 24 while non-violent crime increased by 0.74% from 408 to 411.
5 Crimes In Westfield, IN in 2016 with the Most Arrests
Other Cities in Indiana with the Most Arrests
Among the 97 cities in state the most dangerous is Indianapolis with 11,907 violent crimes that's 55.1% of total of 21,609. Edinburgh has the highest number of records per 1,000 people that is above the state average of 43 and higher than national average of 33.
Edinburgh 120.61
Indianapolis 61.69
South Bend 61.04
Clarksville 59.76
Elkhart 58.18
Safest Cities in Indiana
Are you planning a move to Indiana? Here are the safest cities in Indiana with the lowest arrest rates. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime in Westfield is 1 out of 157 up by 0.09% compared to previous year. The lowest rate of violent crime is in Tell City and the safest city to encounter a property crime is in Berne.
Berne 3.90
Zionsville 5.17
Ligonier 5.67
Hagerstown 8.15
Lowell 8.97
Violent crime rate in Westfield decreased by 25% from 2015 and increased by 14.29% during the last 5 years since 2011 from 21 to 24. In 2016 violent crime rate in Westfield was 86.61% lower than the national average. Your chances of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.063%.
Property crime rate in Westfield increased by 0.74% from 2015 and decreased by 17.14% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 496 to 411. In 2016 property crime rate in Westfield was 62.13% lower than the national rate. Your chances of being a victim of property crime is 1.076%.
How Westfield stands up against other cities
Westfield vs. Merrillville
You'll be in more safety in Westfield compared to Merrillville that had 240.92% higher crime rate compared to Westfield according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0850 in Merrillville city.
Burglary rates of 0.6023 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 2.9765 in Merrillville.
Westfield vs. Goshen
You'll be in more safety in Westfield compared to Goshen that had 249.91% higher crime rate compared to Westfield according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0262 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0905 in Goshen city.
Burglary rates of 0.6023 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 6.3016 in Goshen.
Names with the most arrests in Westfield
Christopher Page
Michael Warman
Amy Thurman
Robert Uphold
Connie Ryan
According to the matching records on PoliceArrests.com 28.27% are people aged between 41-50. Felonies are committed more by men.
The overall crime rate in Westfield is 0.66% lower than the national average.
For every 1,000 residents, there are 3.12 daily crimes that occur in Westfield.
Westfield is safer than Merrillville.
In Westfield you have a 1 in 88 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
Year over year crimes in Westfield have decreased by 1.14%.


Edmund Rice (1762–1844), educator, founder of Presentation Brothers and Irish Christian Brothers, was born at Callan, Co. Kilkenny, and educated at a local "hedge school" before being apprenticed to his uncle, a merchant in Waterford, in 1779. Rice amassed a fortune in the provisioning trade at Waterford, where he joined the campaign of the Catholic Committee for emancipation. In 1785 he married Mary Elliott; their only child, Mary, was mentally handicapped, and Rice suffered additional heartbreak in 1789 with the death of his wife.
This tragedy radically changed Rice's priorities and from that point he became increasingly involved in pious and charitable pursuits. Initially he devoted his attention to the plight of prisoners and orphans, assisting in the foundation of the Trinitarian Orphan Society (1793) and the Society for the Relief of Distressed Room-keepers (1794). His greatest contribution, however, was to Catholic education. Prompted by a pastoral address of Bishop Thomas Hussey, in 1802 Rice established a religious community of laymen dedicated to teaching poor boys, modeled upon the Nano Nagle's Presentation Sisters. The schools followed a plan devised by Rice. The curriculum was a pragmatic combination of best practice of the time, but from the outset the Brothers were determined to preserve the exclusively Catholic character of their schools. In time this led to acrimonious relations with the National Board and the eventual withdrawal of Rice's schools from the system. By the time of Rice's death in 1844 the Brothers had forty-three schools, including six in England. Besides founding the schools, Rice played a key role in the revival of the institutional church following the dislocation of the penal era. A collaborator of Daniel O'Connell, Theobald Mathew, and Charles Bianconi, Edmund Rice was a key figure in the modernization of Irish society; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1996.
Keogh, Dáire. Edmund Rice, 1762–1844. 1996.
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New York apartment with a unique location right on the shopping street (Strøget) and with a private roof top terrace, which offers stunning views of Copenhagen.
The apartment includes: Beautiful kitchen in an open layout with the living room. Hith high ceilings and original exposed beams. Bedroom and bathroom with shower.
Private washing machine and dryer in the basement and storage room.
There is an elevator in the building and the apartment is rented out partly furnished.


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Orange Bowl performance gives UNC plenty to build on
January 6, 2021 Shawn Krest
MIAMI — Leading up to North Carolina's first appearance in the Orange Bowl, the focus was on the star players who wouldn't be there. Coming out of the 41-27 loss to Texas A&M in the […]
Texas A&M tops Tar Heels in Orange Bowl
North Carolina appeared to have all the players it needed when Sam Howell found Josh Downs for a 75-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Despite missing four of its best players, all who opted […]
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December 29, 2020 Brett Friedlander
When North Carolina plays Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, it will mark its first appearance in one of college football's major postseason games since 1950. But in the estimation of Mack […]
UNC overwhelms Western Carolina on Senior Day
December 5, 2020 Shawn Krest
It was very clear, very early that the pumpkins weren't turning into coaches. The door mice wouldn't be transforming. With COVID regulations limiting the capacity at Kenan Stadium, Cinderella wasn't showing up. The North Carolina […]
Tar Heels top Wake in epic shootout
November 14, 2020 Shawn Krest
North Carolina won a wild shootout against Wake Forest, topping the Demon Deacons 59-53 at Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Tar Heels wiped out a 21-point deficit, matching the biggest comeback in school history. That […]
Tar Heels drop the ball on epic comeback at FSU
October 18, 2020 Brett Friedlander
North Carolina coach Mack Brown, looking to light a spark under his struggling team, told his players at halftime that it had a chance to be part of the greatest comeback in school history. And […]
Tar Heels hang on for road win at Boston College
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North Carolina's first football game in three weeks came down to a decisive conversion attempt on which two points were scored. Only not by the offense. The Tar Heels' Trey Morrison didn't just prevent the […]
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GREENSBORO — Top-ranked Clemson is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship for a sixth straight season. The league released voting results Friday from media members for predicted order of finish and […]
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Amid growing pessimism that the 2020 college football season is on its last legs, the ACC provided a badly needed ray of hope Monday when its athletic directors decided to continue moving forward in an […]
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import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;

import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.Contract;
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    private final int initialBufferSize;
    private final AtomicInteger capacityIncrement;

    private volatile CapacityChannel capacityChannel;

    public SharedInputBuffer(final ReentrantLock lock, final int initialBufferSize) {
        super(lock, initialBufferSize);
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        this.capacityIncrement = new AtomicInteger(0);
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    public SharedInputBuffer(final int bufferSize) {
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    private void incrementCapacity() throws IOException {
        if (capacityChannel != null) {
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                capacityChannel.update(increment);
            }
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    public void updateCapacity(final CapacityChannel capacityChannel) throws IOException {
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            setInputMode();
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            }
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    private void awaitInput() throws InterruptedIOException {
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                try {
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                } catch (final InterruptedException ex) {
                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                    throw new InterruptedIOException(ex.getMessage());
                }
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        }
    }

    @Override
    public int read() throws IOException {
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            awaitInput();
            if (aborted) {
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            }
            if (!buffer().hasRemaining() && endStream) {
                return -1;
            }
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            }
            return b;
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            lock.unlock();
        }
    }

    @Override
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            awaitInput();
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            }
            if (!buffer().hasRemaining() && endStream) {
                return -1;
            }
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            if (!buffer().hasRemaining()) {
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            }
            return chunk;
        } finally {
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                endStream = true;
                capacityChannel = null;
                condition.signalAll();
            }
        } finally {
            lock.unlock();
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}


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O conceito de "Euroesfera" ou "Império Europeu" tem crescido em popularidade nos primeiros anos do século XXI o acadêmico da Universidade de Oxford, Jan Zielonka; o estrategista da União Europeia e Diretor-Geral de Assuntos Político-Militares, Robert Cooper; e o presidente da Comissão Europeia, José Manuel Barroso.

Nos últimos 50 anos, a União Europeia passou dos seis membros fundadores para os atuais 27 e ainda existem nove países candidatos e candidatos potenciais à espera para participar do bloco. Vários países da Europa Ocidental estão integrados economicamente, como parte do mercado único da União, ou usando a sua moeda única. Através do Alto Representante da União para os Negócios Estrangeiros e a Política de Segurança, esses países tem capacidade de falar através de uma só voz no mundo e tem associação e acordos de livre comércio com um grande número de Estados, por meio da Política Europeia de Vizinhança, da União para o Mediterrâneo (desenvolvida a partir do processo de Barcelona) e da criação de laços mais estreitos com os países em suas fronteiras, enquanto que desenvolveu laços com as antigas colônias, hoje países ACP.

A associação, em particular, tem visto uma grande quantidade de reforma nos países que pretende aderir ao bloco europeu; por exemplo, as enormes reformas vistas na Turquia, tais como a abolição da pena capital. O desenvolvimento de influência da União Europeia e do sorteio de adesão, tem sido objetos de estudo de uma série de acadêmicos. Por exemplo, Mark Leonard descreve a área de influência da UE como a Euroesfera, enquanto alguns nomes são menos positivos.

Ver também
Eurasianismo
Europa
Impérios coloniais
Século Europeu

Notas

Neologismos
Relações exteriores da União Europeia
Geopolítica

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MLML Graduate Student Amanda Camarato Returns from the Arctic!
MLML student Amanda Camarato from the Physical Oceanography Lab just spent over four weeks aboard the USCGC Healy, operating in the Beaufort Sea, deploying instruments to study Stratified Ocean Dynamics of the Arctic (SODA). She was a part of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Team led by NPS meteorologist and MLML Adjunct Faculty member, Dr. Tim Stanton sent to deploy Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoys (AOFBs) on ice floes.
Go hear our Physical Oceanographer Dr. Tom Connolly speak at Naturalist Night at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History!


1. Lower the "source of funding" disclosure thresholds and requirements for an organization registered as a lobbyist/client under New York state law.
An entity registered as a lobbyist/client that has spent over $15,000 (previous threshold was $50,000) and 3% of its budget during the course of any twelve-month period on New York lobbying must disclose each source that has contributed over $2,500 (previous threshold was $5,000) in funding that was used for lobbying activities. Membership dues and fees need not be reported. More lobbyists/clients will likely be required to file "source of funding" disclosures under this new regime.
A 501(c)(3) organization registered with the New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau continues to not be subject to this "source of funding" disclosure that is submitted to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. However, if a 501(c)(3) makes over $2,500 in in-kind donations (e.g. staff time, offices, office supplies, financial support) to a 501(c)(4) organization, the listed 501(c)(3) must now separately file a new report with the Attorney General (see directly below), and the recipient 501(c)(4) must notify the 501(c)(3) of this filing obligation. Based on the text of the bill, this 501(c)(3) filing obligation appears to be triggered only by an in-kind donation to a 501(c)(4) and not by a monetary donation to a 501(c)(4).
2. Institute a New Disclosure Report for Certain 501(c)(3)s that Provide In-Kind Support to 501(c)(4)s' lobbying activities. Any 501(c)(3) organization listed on a 501(c)(4)'s "source of funding" report must separately submit another filing on a semi-annual basis with the New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau. Importantly, this publicly available filing must feature the names of individuals who control the 501(c)(3) as well as information―including donor identities―related to any donation exceeding $2,500 to the 501(c)(3) during the six-month reporting period. The new legislation appears to cover even those donors who did not intend to support any lobbying effort or other New York activity. Depending on the ultimate regulatory interpretation issued by the Charities Bureau, this new filing could result in expansive donor disclosures for those 501(c)(3)s that provide in-kind support to 501(c)(4)s.
3. Impose a new disclosure obligation on 501(c)(4)s sponsoring issue-advocacy communications that reference candidates or officials. A 501(c)(4) organization must file special semi-annual reports with the New York Attorney General if it directly spends more than $10,000 in a calendar year, or provides another entity with more than $10,000, in a calendar year, to make one or more communications--including Internet communications such as online advertisements, websites, social media pages, and mass emails--that "refer[ ] to and advocate[ ] for or against a clearly identified elected official or the position of any elected official or administrative or legislative body" related to a government action. This disclosure requirement does not apply if the message is sent to those who contribute funds, "affirmatively consent" to be members, or have the right to vote on organizational matters (e.g. directors, officers, bylaws). This disclosure requirement also does not cover communications with the press or efforts to promote non-partisan debates, town halls, and similar forums. Please note that this report must, among other things, feature the identities of any donors that gave the 501(c)(4) filer $1,000 or more during the six-month reporting period, potentially regardless of whether the donor intended to fund New York activity. This disclosure requirement represents a marked expansion of the disclosure obligations for any 501(c)(4) that sponsors issue-advocacy communications in the state.
An outside group's ability to reproduce campaign materials or participate in "strategic discussions" with a candidate or potential candidate.
5. Extend disclosure requirements for "independent expenditure committees." Individuals and entities that sponsor independent expenditures must now disclose additional information, including any relationships with candidates.
6. Refine the definitions and roles of "independent expenditure committees" and "political action committees." The new bill clarifies that independent expenditure committees are not able to make contributions to candidates, parties, and PACs. Political action committees, on the other hand, may not sponsor independent expenditures.
7. Mandate new registration requirements for individuals or entities that provide political consulting services to a candidate or officeholder and that also provide clients with services related to matters pending before any New York state or local government body or official.
If and when this new legislation is signed into law, the New York State Board of Elections, Attorney General's Office, and Joint Commission on Public Integrity will be charged with its implementation through the promulgation of new and amended rules, processes, and forms. Disclosure obligations and other compliance burdens for those involved in New York politics may change significantly in the coming weeks and months. Caplin & Drysdale's Political Law and Exempt Organizations Groups are available to assist with any questions that may arise as a result of this important development.


Manorhamilton was another town in the West of Ireland in which John Wesley preached on his travels, and a church was soon established there. After the partition of Ireland in 1922, some of the Protestant residents of Manorhamilton felt it would be safer to move the short distance to Enniskillen, in Co. Fermanagh, on the other side of the border. One such Methodist family in Enniskillen who still retained links with their family's old church was that of the late Senator Gordon Wilson.
As numbers dwindled, the Manorhamilton circuit was amalgamated, first with the Blacklion circuit in Co. Cavan, retaining a minister in Manorhamilton, and later with the Sligo circuit, at which time (1968) the minister residing in Sligo took responsibility for the Manorhamilton society. Before this last change, the congregation had taken the brave step of leaving their old large church, which was in poor repair, and building a new, modern church and hall a short distance away. This was opened in 1960. The old church has been renovated by the local community and is now used as a Heritage Centre.
The location of Manorhamilton Methodist Church is indicated on the Map.
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I've limited myself to a Fuji XT-1 an adapted Nikon 85mm f1.8D and a 7 Artisians 25mm f1.8 lens. I like this combo because it's light and super easy take with me anywhere. It also doesn't draw a whole lot of attention.


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I've recently had a chance to reflect on nearly eight months as Chief Exec of DIO. It's been a busy few months as I have got to know the Organisation, our customers - the Front Line Commands (the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force), our suppliers and of course our people. From Lossiemouth in the North to Portsmouth in the South, the Army Basing on Salisbury Plain to Cyprus and Brunei - I have made the most of the chances to get out and see what is actually happening on the ground.
I even spent a cold day out on the training grounds at Pirbright, a new insight to an area only a couple of miles from home. All that has been mixed with time at MOD Main Building, showing a DIO presence and getting to understand our customers' and wider Defence priorities.
So what of that reflection? There's a lot that DIO is doing well – keeping a large estate running under constrained budgets, while delivering an ambitious capital investment programme. On the whole our contractors are meeting their specified requirements, and we are getting up-to-date asset management and better financial control systems in place that support our operations. Importantly, we have managed the various challenges and crises that have arisen – doing all these things well is an essential first step in building a positive reputation with our customers.
That's something that's been a real focus for me since I started at DIO. Historically we haven't been the easiest organisation for companies to access and understand and I want to change that. I'm working to make sure that we engage more with the companies who work with us and to ensure that we can access a greater range of suppliers and contractors than we currently do.
One of the ways we're doing this is by reaching out to our supply chain. In the last few months, we've held a webinar to discuss the future of Hyde Park Barracks and an Industry Day to talk to companies about the Defence Estate Optimisation programme and our work at HMNB Clyde. We're finding that industry really appreciates these opportunities and are eager to engage with this more collaborative approach. The end result should be DIO being able to provide a better service to our customers, the Armed Forces.
We have to help the whole of Defence live within its means, to understand the future infrastructure that is needed and to dispose of what is no longer needed. We need to come up with imaginative ways of helping them, and then implementing quickly. In short we need to become their indispensable infrastructure and estates expert, covering everything from the biggest capital projects, through maintenance and estate management, to catering, cleaning and of course guarding.
It's been a busy and enjoyable first few months, and I hope the momentum continues over the coming months and years as DIO evolves to create a better Defence estate, provide a better service to Service Personnel, and build a better business that all staff enjoy being a part of.


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Men's basketball uses second half surge to defeat Howard
The Eagles have a tough road ahead
By Jon Kolodny | Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Sa'eed Nelson during a game against Howard University on Nov. 26
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AU men's basketball took the floor in Bender Arena and defeated Howard University 86-69 on Nov. 26. The win at home in front of 504 Thanksgiving-ready fans over the crosstown rival came 10 days after a heartbreaking 3-point loss to St. Francis (PA).
Senior point guard Sa'eed Nelson led the way for the Eagles with 25 points on 11-14 shooting. Nelson's big night helped him move past Andre Ingram for fifth place on the AU all-time scoring list.
After AU (2-4) jumped out to a 7-1 lead to begin the game, Howard (0-9) fought back, pulling ahead 9-8 in the early going. The score stayed close for much of the first half, largely due to 19 combined first half points from Howard's Charles Williams and Wayne Bristol Jr.
"[Howard has] a bunch of good offensive players, so they were hard to guard," said AU head coach Mike Brennan.
With AU leading 25-20 at the 7-minute mark, the Eagles started to pull away. They headed into the locker room at halftime with a 46-34 lead, thanks to Nelson's leadership and penetration abilities.
"[Nelson's] always under control," said Brennan. "He's always picking and choosing his spots. He gets other people involved constantly. He gets to the rim. He's been just leading the way."
Although AU had positive momentum going into the locker room, Howard started the second half on a 10-3 run, pulling within 5 points of AU.
Despite Howard's stick-to-itiveness, AU continued to control the game, thanks in part to the play of redshirt senior forward Yilret Yiljep and sophomore forward Marvin Bragg, both of whom were making their season debuts.
"I think when it got kind of dicey there, you needed plays," said Brennan. "Defensively, [Yiljep] was great. He's in tune, urgent, getting rebounds, getting stops, getting blocks, doing good stuff on offense. Marvin [also] knows what he's doing out there."
With the play of Yiljep and Bragg, AU was able to separate itself from Howard, finishing the victory on a 29-18 run.
In recent seasons, AU has struggled to keep leads, which is something the team was able to overcome with ease against Howard.
"We've given up leads," Brennan said. "It's [about] being consistent. It's good that we're able to take their best punch, and battle."
AU will be back at Bender Arena to take on the UMBC Retrievers (5-3) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The game can be viewed on NBC Sports Washington and the Patriot League Network.
jkolodny@theeagleonline.com


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Debbie Reynolds Thanks Fans for Support After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death — Read Her Statement
By Sierra Marquina
Forever in her heart. Debbie Reynolds released a statement thanking fans for their prayers and support following her daughter Carrie Fisher's death on Tuesday, December 27.
PHOTOS: Carrie Fisher's Life in Pictures and Memorable Quotes
"Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter," Reynolds wrote on Facebook. "I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop. Love Carries Mother."
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015, in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Reynolds and her then-husband, musician Eddie Fisher, welcomed their daughter on October 21, 1956. (Eddie famously later left Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor.) The Singin' in the Rain actress is also the mother of Carrie's brother, Todd Fisher.
As previously reported, Carrie died at the age of 60 on Tuesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack last Friday while aboard a plane from London to LAX.
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"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother, Carrie Fisher, passed away at 8:55 this morning," family spokesman Simon Halls said in a statement to Us Weekly. "She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie, 2, prior to boarding an American Airlines jet at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 3, 1959.
After being rushed to the hospital, Carrie was placed in critical condition and then stable condition. However, TMZ reports that the Star Wars icon never regained consciousness.
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Missouri Says It Overcounted Multiracial People Getting The Coronavirus Vaccine
KCUR | By Alex Smith,
Aviva Okeson-Haberman
Published March 10, 2021 at 6:09 PM CST
Residents of Kansas City's west side line up to receive their second dones of the Moderna vaccine on Monday, March 8, 2021 at the Tony Aguirre Community Center.2
It's unclear when the data will be fixed. The Kansas City Health Department hasn't published local data because of concerns about its accuracy.
For weeks, Missouri data showed the state was going above and beyond to vaccinate multiracial residents against the coronavirus, suggesting that more than a third had received doses.
However, on Wednesday, new information from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services revealed that the earlier data is likely inaccurate because it overcounts multiracial residents.
Though the misleading information was discussed among state and health leaders, it was nevertheless presented by the state in public data. The racial breakdowns are critical to understanding if the COVID-19 vaccine is being equitably distributed to minority communities.
"When you have all these unknowns … why do you put it on a website when you know it's not true?" Dr. Rex Archer, director of the Kansas City Health Department, told KCUR Monday.
While the state has acknowledged other data problems during weekly virtual meetings, the state's public dashboard did not previously include a disclaimer. However, the state plans to add a note on Wednesday to clarify the data on multiracial residents, according to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox.
"We thought it would be a quicker fix, but the more conversations we have with providers, the more we find further complexities of the situation," Cox said in an email.
It's unclear to what extent the overcounting skews the data.
Around 17,800 Kansas City, Missouri, residents identify as being multiracial, according to 2019 U.S. Census data. The state data shows that 6,672 multiracial Kansas City residents have received at least one vaccine dose. This suggests 37% of multiracial residents have received doses, more than double the vaccination rate of the city's general population.
"Race data reflect what is reported by the vaccination providers. Due to a known technical issue, vaccinations of multi-race residents are being over-counted. We are working to correct this," according to a note at the bottom of a Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spreadsheet of Kansas City-area vaccination data sent to KCUR.
State health officials have been discussing suspected problems with the multiracial data for weeks during weekly meetings focused on equity.
It's unclear what is causing the overcount in the "multiracial" category in Missouri, but in a virtual meeting about vaccine distribution on Feb. 18, Adam Crumbliss, director of the health department's Division of Community and Public Health, told stakeholders that overcounting in the "multiracial" category was a problem at both the national and state levels.
"At the state level, we have identified some key sizable partners that we can work with that we think we may be able to parse that data a little better or differently to be able to better reflect the reality - the vaccination efforts that we're making in some of those different populations of color," Crumbliss said.
County health departments raised questions in February about a lack of access to local data on vaccination rates by race. The Kansas City Health Department hasn't published local data on vaccinations by race because of concerns that it wasn't accurate.
Dr. Archer said Monday that the city identified problems that were believed to result from vaccinators entering racial and ethnic data incorrectly.
"We basically can't trust the numbers going in by the different providers that are vaccinating," Archer told KCUR.
Cox said the issue appeared to be related to problems in the data reported by vaccinators, which shows a higher number of "individuals reported with more than one race" than what the state expects.
The providers enter demographic information into the ShowMeVax system, which was created by Envision Technology Partners, a Colorado-based company. CEO Steve Murchie said in an email that he's "still trying to get some context from Missouri," but he doesn't believe a technical issue is causing the problem.
"We are still investigating the issue with multiple providers. It's not a quick, simple fix," Cox said in an email.
Cox did not answer KCUR questions about when the state first realized the data may be inaccurate.
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Aviva Okeson-Haberman is the Missouri government and politics reporter at KCUR 89.3.
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As I'm about to start writing this article my little one is waking up from a nap in her rocker. As with most things I have a very short period of time to get stuff done before it's get up and go time with my little one. Right now, she is developing more and more every day and I don't want to miss any of it. This means I'm really working on keeping it simple when it comes to a lot of my daily routines. One of these areas is my skincare routine. Thanks to Asara I have been able to care for my skin in simple healthy ways with their whole line of products.
I began using Asara shortly after I had baby and I fell in love with the products. Asara is a skincare line that is based in New York and focuses on maintaining healthy skin both inside and out. I really love that Asara's creams and cleansers are all very light and don't over dry your skin. When I started using the product I noticed my skin a lot tighter and I felt refreshed after using the products. The things that are the most important to me right now are cleansing, toning and making sure I am doing 1-2 masks a week. These three steps in my skincare routine have always been my priority. Today I am going to be sharing the 3 products from Asara. that really have helped my skin and keep my skincare routine on track.
This cleanser is unlike any other cleanser I have used before. It's so light and has an amazing clean fragrance to it. I use my cleanser in the morning and at night. I especially love the feeling I get with it in my nighttime skincare routine. It's light and refreshing and the exact thing that I need after bathing, feeding, burping and putting my little one down to sleep. With other cleansers I really feel that they are stripping my face and they leave my skin feeling tight and dry. With this balancing cleanser what I love is that it cleanses and refreshes my skin while maintaining its natural balance. My face just feels clean after I've used it.
Now, let's talk about the toner! This toner is by far the best I have ever used. What I love the most about this product and basically the whole of Asara products is their packaging. This rejuvenating toner comes in the perfect little spray bottle. You don't have to worry about using a cotton ball, or a washcloth. Nope, all you must do is spray a couple times and it leaves your face feeling fresh and new. This toner really makes me feel great after a long day. This toner & cleanser combo are the perfect nighttime duo for me and my skin. You can also use this product during the day, or over your makeup if you need a refresh.
If any of you have followed my skincare routine posts in the past you know that masking is one of my weekly go-to's. Sunday nights are usually my masking nights. However, as a new mom, whenever I can get in a quick mask I do. I really am trying to mask about twice a week now if I can fit it in. Masking is important for me because I like for my skin to feel exfoliated and new. This Purifying Clay Mask is a once a week mask for me. It really draws out all my impurities and has a great texture to it for exfoliating. I've also noticed that when I get breakouts if I use it as a spot treatment it really helps to clear them up quick. A product that has multiple uses for me is important in my daily/weekly routines.
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